$22M FAST PLAY jackpot steals the spotlight in blockbuster week for Maryland Lottery
Two $1 million Powerball tickets couldn’t top the biggest win of the week CATONSVILLE, Md. — A Maryland Lottery player is holding a Fast Play ticket worth more than $2.2 million after…
Baltimore faces triple-digit heat as weekend storms threaten
BALTIMORE — A heat advisory remains in effect across the Baltimore metro area Friday, with temperatures soaring near 99 degrees and heat index values reaching as high as 109, as forecasters warn…
Trump Takes Action to Tackle Homeless and Mental Health Crisis in America
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Help might be coming from the White House to tackle New Jersey’s gorwing homeless and mental health crisis. This week, an exective order was signed that will bolster…
Scorching heat and poor air quality grip NYC as thunderstorms loom
NEW YORK — A combination of high heat, poor air quality, and the threat of severe thunderstorms is bearing down on New York City this weekend, prompting multiple advisories from state and…
Air quality alert and heat advisory in effect for parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania
TRENTON, N.J. — A code orange air quality alert and a heat advisory are in effect across portions of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania Friday as high temperatures and elevated pollution levels…
Four charged in fatal Garden State Parkway crash involving high-speed racing
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Four individuals have been charged in connection with a June 29 crash on the Garden State Parkway that left one man dead and another seriously injured, authorities announced…
Wall Township man pleads guilty armed bank robbery
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Wall Township man has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of armed bank robbery for a heist that occurred in October 2024, authorities announced. Jeffrey…
Burglars steal cash and merchandise from Bronx store, flee on foot
BRONX, NY — Police are searching for two individuals who broke into a commercial establishment on Jerome Avenue and stole cash and merchandise in the early hours of July 10. According to…
Newark police seek public’s help ID’ing armed robbery suspect at car wash
NEWARK, NJ — Newark authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who robbed a car wash attendant at gunpoint earlier this month. According to Public Safety Director Emanuel…
NJ Election Law Enforcement Meeting Interrupted by Cyberattack
TRENTON, NJ — Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco on Thursday condemned a cyberattack that disrupted a virtual meeting of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), calling it a direct…
New Jersey child predator extradited to Pennsylvania to face charges in interstate child exploitation investigation
BENSALEM, PA — A 65-year-old Hainesport, New Jersey man has been charged in Bucks County following an undercover investigation by Bensalem Police that began earlier this year, officials announced. According to police,…
Four people, including two children, shot and critically injured in North Philly
PHILADELPHIA — Four people, including two juveniles, were critically injured in a shooting late Wednesday night in North Philadelphia, according to police. Officers from the 22nd District responded to the 2300 block…
Florida man arrested in Pennsylvania after troopers find 37 pounds of cocaine in hidden car compartment
MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, PA — A Florida man is in custody after Pennsylvania State Police discovered more than 37 pounds of suspected cocaine and a firearm hidden inside a modified compartment of…
Barricaded gunman taken into custody after SWAT standoff in Tarentum
TARENTUM, PA — A man was taken into custody without incident Thursday evening after allegedly firing a gun during an argument and barricading himself inside a residence in Tarentum, police said. At…
Extreme heat and severe storms expected across New Jersey Friday
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey residents are being warned of a return of dangerous weather conditions Friday, with extreme heat and humidity pushing feel-like temperatures above 100 degrees. According to the latest…
Camden man charged in back-to-back shootings in Camden and Gloucester Township
CAMDEN, NJ — A Camden man has been arrested and charged in connection with two non-fatal shootings that occurred within a 10-hour span in Camden and Gloucester Township, authorities announced Thursday. Kenneth…
Minor injuries reported in Valley Cottage crash, police urge drivers to avoid area
VALLEY COTTAGE, NY — Clarkstown Police and the Valley Cottage Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident Thursday at the intersection of Forest Glen Road and Lake Road. Authorities reported minor injuries…
Watch: Man shouts anti-Semitic remarks during Manhattan synagogue service, flees scene
NEW YORK — A man disrupted religious services at a Midtown synagogue Monday evening after entering the building without permission, recording video, and shouting anti-Semitic statements, police said. The incident occurred around…
Brooklyn stalker gets decades for slashing and stabbing former girlfriend
BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for a series of violent attacks against his former girlfriend, including slashing her face with a box cutter…
Burglars break into I Street restaurant, speed off in damaged Honda
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying suspects who broke into a Southeast D.C. restaurant in the early hours of July 18, stealing cash before fleeing in a…
New Maryland Lottery game delivers $50K win in Denton
DENTON, MD — A Caroline County resident has become the first top-prize winner in the Maryland Lottery’s new Gold Bar Bingo game, claiming a $50,000 jackpot just days after the scratch-off debuted.…